The 1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–4–1 record.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | 12:30 p.m. | West Virginia* | No. 5 | | RCM | W 24–3 | 88,272 |
September 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Oregon* | No. 5 | | | W 24–14 | 89,882 |
September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 4 LSU* | No. 7 | | CBS | T 13–13 | 79,263 |
October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 9 | | ABC | W 10–6 | 73,045 |
October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Indiana | No. 9 | | | L 10–31 | 90,032 |
October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Purdue | No. 17 | | RCM | W 20–17 | 66,501 |
October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 16 | | RCM | W 42–9 | 89,801 |
October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 20 Michigan State | No. 15 | - Ohio Stadium
- Columbus, OH (rivalry)
| ABC | L 7–13 | 89,915 |
November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin | | | | L 24–26 | 63,195 |
November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Iowa | | | | L 27–29 | 90,090 |
November 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Michigan | | | ABC | W 23–20 | 106,031 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Personnel
1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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WR
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Everett Ross
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RB
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Carlos Snow
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Fr
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QB
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Tom Tupa
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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LB
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Chris Spielman (C)
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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Matt Frantz
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
West Virginia
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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West Virginia |
0 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
3 |
• Ohio St |
17 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
24 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | OHST | Frantz 47 yard field goal | OHST 3–0 |
| Q1 | | OHST | Bryant 7 yard run (Frantz kick) | OHST 10–0 |
| Q1 | | OHST | Ross 23 yard pass from Tupa (Frantz kick) | OHST 17–0 |
| Q3 | | WVU | Baumann 27 yard field goal | OHST 17–3 |
| Q4 | | OHST | White 29 yard interception return (Frantz kick) | OHST 24–3 |
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[1]
Oregon
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oregon |
0 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
14 |
• Ohio St |
0 |
3 | 14 | 7 |
24 |
- Date: September 19
- Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
- Game start: 1:30 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 2:49
- Game attendance: 89,882
- Game weather: Sunny; 74°F; wind 10 W
- Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
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Scoring summary |
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| Q2 | 8:01 | OHST | Frantz 34 yard field goal | OHST 3–0 |
| Q3 | 4:29 | OHST | Koch 4 yard pass from Tupa (Frantz kick) | OHST 10–0 |
| Q3 | 3:15 | OHST | Cooper 19 yard pass from Tupa (Frantz kick) | OHST 17–0 |
| Q4 | 6:40 | ORE | Meerten 8 yard pass from Musgrave (Dennis kick) | OHST 17–7 |
| Q4 | 3:17 | OHST | Workman 5 yard run (Frantz kick) | OHST 24–7 |
| Q4 | 1:47 | ORE | Green 7 yard pass from Musgrave (Dennis kick) | OHST 24–14 |
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LSU
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ohio St |
3 |
0 | 3 | 7 |
13 |
LSU |
7 |
3 | 0 | 3 |
13 |
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Illinois
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Ohio St |
7 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
Illinois |
0 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
6 |
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Indiana
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Indiana |
7 |
3 | 7 | 14 |
31 |
Ohio St |
0 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
- Date: October 10
- Location: Ohio Stadium
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Purdue
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Ohio St |
7 |
10 | 0 | 3 |
20 |
Purdue |
0 |
0 | 10 | 7 |
17 |
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Minnesota
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Minnesota |
0 |
9 | 0 | 0 |
9 |
• Ohio St |
7 |
7 | 14 | 14 |
42 |
- Date: October 24
- Location: Ohio Stadium
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Michigan State
Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Michigan St |
10 |
3 |
0 | 0 | 13 |
Ohio St |
7 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
- Date: October 31
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny • 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind Slight S
- Game attendance: 89,915
- Referee: Ron Winter
- Box Score
Game information
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- Michigan St
- McAllister 4/12, 61 Yds
22 Rush, 83 Yds, TD
- White
2 Rec, 21 Yds
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- Ohio St
- Tupa
8/15, 137 Yds, TD, 2 INT
- Snow
8 Rush, 18 Yds
- Higdon
6 Rec, 54 Yds
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Scoring summary
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Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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Plays
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Yards
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TOP
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MSU
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OSU
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1
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14:45
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Ohio St
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Ross 79-yard touchdown reception from Tupa, Frantz kick good
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0
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7
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1
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4:37
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Michigan St
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McAllister 15-yard touchdown run, Langeloh kick good
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7
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7
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1
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1:22
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Michigan St
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40-yard field goal by Langeloh
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10
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7
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2
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10:41
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Michigan St
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20-yard field goal by Langeloh
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13
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7
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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13
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7
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Wisconsin
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ohio St |
14 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
24 |
• Wisconsin |
7 |
6 | 10 | 3 |
26 |
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Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Iowa |
3 |
12 | 0 | 14 |
29 |
Ohio St |
7 |
7 | 7 | 6 |
27 |
- Date: November 14
- Location: Ohio Stadium
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Michigan
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
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1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Ohio St |
0 |
7 |
13 | 3 | 23 |
Michigan |
7 |
6 |
7 | 0 | 20 |
at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Date: November 21
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Cloudy • low 30s • Wind 15–20 WNW
- Game attendance: 106,031
- Box Score
Game information
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- Ohio St
- Tupa
18/26, 219 Yds, 2 TD
- Snow
21 Rush, 67 Yds 3 Rec, 82 Yds, TD
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- Michigan
- D. Brown
5/13, 79 Yds, INT
- Morris
23 Rush, 130 Yds,TD
- Bunch
1 Rec, 39 Yds
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Earle Bruce's final game as Ohio State head coach.[3]
Scoring summary
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Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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Plays
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Yards
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TOP
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OSU
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MICH
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1
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10:02
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7
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73
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Michigan
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Morris 1-yard touchdown run, Gillette kick good
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0
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7
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2
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14:57
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10
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55
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Michigan
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34-yard field goal by Gillette
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0
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10
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2
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7:05
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13
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53
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Michigan
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19-yard field goal by Gillette
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0
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13
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2
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1:36
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10
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61
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Ohio St
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Ross 4-yard touchdown reception from Tupa, Frantz kick good
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7
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13
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3
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12:32
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1
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70
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Ohio St
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Snow 70-yard touchdown reception from Tupa, Frantz kick good
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14
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13
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3
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7:11
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3
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19
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Ohio St
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Tupa 1-yard touchdown run, Frantz kick no good
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20
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13
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3
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1:14
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6
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46
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Michigan
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Hoard 10-yard touchdown run, Gillette kick good
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20
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20
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4
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5:18
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15
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77
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Ohio St
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26-yard field goal by Frantz
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23
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20
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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23
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20
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References
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
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